Geographical Facts

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    There are approximately three chickens for every human on Earth.
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    The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.
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    Check your map! The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal is farther East than the Atlantic entrance.
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    Sheikh Hamad Had His Name Carved into Island
    Sheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.
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    Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill.
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    In 1850, only 8% of the people in California were women.
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    Europe is the only continent without a desert.
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    Venice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.
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